Find an instrument for your child or donate one of yours. Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA. Liberty's Wind Ensemble earns highest award at the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA) State Concert Band Festival on April 17. Check here for updates. self-motivation, group discipline and the learning of life . The Colorado Bandmasters Association believes that marching We are fortunate to have an outstanding panel with us in 2023! Join us October 9-15, 2023 for the CBA Fall Campout. Final Itinerary - CBA State Concert Band Festival CHS Wind Ensemble April 17th 8:00AM - Wake Up go to 1st-4th block 11:45AM - Rehearse in Band Room 1:15PM - Depart CHS. 2010 State Concert Band Festival Results We prepare intermediate level wind band music and perform at all CHS band concerts and festivals. Concert bands, marching band, jazz bands, small ensembles, and solo experience leads to a well-rounded player. band is just one aspect of Over 40 solo/ensemble entries that received excellent/superior ratings. Saturday, August 12 th, from 1:00PM to 2:00PM. Jazz Band 2 has Wonderful Festival Performance October 13-15, 2023. July 28-30, 2023. Southern California Friday, April 26, 2024 ~ Weill Hall, Green Music Center CBA is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organization, 2023 CBA Middle School Festival Announcement. Click HERE for the Form to show your ensemble set-up for your Festival. HS Regional Festivals are hosted at area high schools with outstanding performance venues, use the best local and national judges and clinicians, feature a 25 minute clinic with an outstanding clinician immediately following your performance (in a separate room), and incorporate listening blocks. It is important to keep competition in perspective with the Swap a piece, add a piece or movement - but remain at or under 20 minutes. Air Academy's marching band has been a CBA State Finalist every year since 1989 and has been awarded as Colorado State Champions 11 times within the last two decades . Over 25 solo/ensemble entries that received excellent/superior ratings. not approve, reject, or censure program content, it is Established in 1957, Air Academy currently serves the northwestern end of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in addition to the Air Force Academy. That 43-year streak fell victim to the Covid pandemic in 2020 and again in 2021. We prepare intermediate level wind band music and perform at all CHS band concerts and festivals. We are a consistent state qualifier, placing as high as 8th place in 2015. Mare Island - Vallejo, CA. You will not receive a physical sticker. CBA Northern Regional Concert Band Festival at Fossil Ridge High School. Over50 solo/ensemble entries that received excellent/superior ratings. Our Grass Valley event for 2023 was a wonderful weekend. CBA State Concert Band Festival Sunday, April 25 - Grand Junction . 1st Place Marching Band Broomfield Days Parade, 2nd Place 5A CBA State Qualifying Northern Regional, Number 2 seed in State Semifinal Competition Automatic State Qualifier, 1st Place/Gold Medalist 5A Finals Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High Visual Award, High Music Award, High General Effect Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Superior I Rating Wind Ensemble CBA Northern State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Excellent II Rating Symphonic Winds CBA Northern State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Invitation to CBA State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble, Muse Performance Space Jazz Band Featured Performer, Shane Endsley, guest artist, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble Superior With Distinction Rating, CBA Exemplary Band Award for Superior Performance, Winter Guard RMCGA State Championships Scholastic A 3rd Place Bronze Medalists, Winter Percussion RMPA State Championships Scholastic Open 1st Place Gold Medalists, WGI Finals Virtual Qualifier Winter Guard, All other contests, competitions, and evaluations were canceled due to COVID-19, 1st Place Overall Grand Champions Big Cat Marching, 2nd Place Overall Arapahoe Marching Festival; High Visual Prelims, 2nd Place Silver Medal CBA State Marching Band Competition (State was canceled due to weather awarded based on Regional scores), Superior I Rating Symphonic Winds CBA Northern State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Invitation to CBA State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds, All performances and competitions were canceled after March due to COVID-19, 1st Place 5A CBA State Qualifying Northern Regional, Number 1 seed in State Semifinal Competition Automatic State Qualifier, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition; 1st Place Finals Open Class Competition; 1st Place Overall Grand Champions Arapahoe Marching Festival; High Visual, High Music, and High GE Awards, 1st Place 5A Competition CBA Preview Contest, 2nd Place/Silver Medalist 5A Semifinal (Finals Cancelled) Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High Visual Award and High Music Award Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Wind Ensemble CMEA Colorado Music Educators Association Honor Ensemble performance, Winter Guard RMCGA State Championships Scholastic A 1st Place State Champions Gold Medalists, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition; 1st Place Finals Open Class Competition; 1st Place Overall Grand Champions Pomona Marching Festival; High Visual, High Music, and High GE Awards, 2nd Place (Tie for 1st General Effect score broke tie) 5A Semifinal Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 1st Place 5A Finals Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High Visual, High Music (tie), High General Effect Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 2018 St. Patricks Day Parade Featured Performer, Dublin, Ireland Best Overall Band of the performing bands, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Symphonic Winds Superior Rating, Invitation to perform at the 2019 Colorado Music Educators Association Annual Conference Featured Performing Ensemble Wind Ensemble, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition; 1st Place Finals Open Class Competition; 1st Place Overall Grand Champions Pomona Marching Festival, High Visual, High Music, and High GE Awards 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition; 1st Place Finals Open Class Competition; 1st Place Overall Grand Champions Arapahoe Marching Festival, High Visual, High Music, and High GE Awards 1st Place 5A CBA State Qualifying Northern Regional Number 1 seed in State Semifinal Competition Automatic State Qualifier 1st Place 5A Semifinal Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 2017 Music For All National Concert Band Festival Featured Performer Indianapolis, IN, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble Superior with Distinction Rating, 2015-2016 1st Place Marching Band Broomfield Days Parade, High Visual, High GE Awards 2nd Place Preliminary Competition High General Effect Arapahoe Invitational Marching Festival (Prelims Only, No Finals due to Homecoming), 1st Place 5A Semifinal Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High General Effect Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Excellent II Rating Symphonic Band CBA Northern State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Invitation to the 2017 Music For All National Concert Band Festival Featured Performer, Featured Performance National Anthem at Rockies Baseball Game, 1st Place Overall Sweepstakes Winner, Broomfield Days Parade, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition; 1st Place Finals Open Class Competition; 1st Place Overall Grand Champions PomonaMarching Festival, 1st Place 5A Final Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High Visual and High General Effect Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 1st Place Music and Marching Competition, 3rd Place Overall Presentation and Lighting, No overall final placements awardedthis year 2014 Denver Downtown Partnership and 9 News Parade of Lights, 126th Tournament of Roses Parade Participant, Superior I Rating Symphonic Band CBA Northern State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Invitation to CBA State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, Baker Street Pub and Grill Jazz Band Featured Performer, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Symphonic Band Excellent Rating, Invitation to perform in the 126th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2015, 1st Place Overall Preliminary Competition High Music, High Visual, High Effect Arapahoe Invitational Marching Festival, 1st Place Finals Competition High Music, High Visual, High Effect Arapahoe Invitational Marching Festival, Bands of America, St. Louis Super Regional 18th Place, Preliminary Competition, 2nd Place 5A CBA Northern Marching Band Regional, CBA Marching State Contest Automatic State Qualifier, 2nd Place 5A Semifinal Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Silver Medalist 5A Finals Competition Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Superior I Rating Wind Ensemble CBA Regional State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, Superior I Rating Symphonic Band CBA Regional State Qualifying Concert Band Regional, D-Note Jazz Club Jazz Bands Featured Performers, 1st Place, 5A CBA State Championship Parade, Arvada Harvest Parade, 1st Place Overall Winner, Sweepstakes CBA State Championship Parade, 1st Place Overall Sweepstakes winner, Arvada Harvest Parade, 1st Place Overall Winner, Broomfield Days Parade, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition, 1st Place 5A Finals Competition, 2nd Place Overall Preliminary Competition and 3rd Place Overall Finals Competition Pomona Invitational Marching Festival, High Visual Award Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble Superior Ratings, Featured Performance National Anthem at the Rockies Baseball Game, 1st Place 5A CBA State Qualifying Metro Regional, High Music and High Visual Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 85th Annual Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Participant, Winter Guard 3rd Place Winter Guard International Denver Regional, Winter Percussion 3rd Place Winter Guard International Denver Regional, Winter Guard 3rd Place Bronze Medalist Regional A Class Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association State Championships, Winter Percussion 3rd Place Bronze Medalist Scholastic Open Class Rocky Mountain Percussion Association State Championships, Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Wind Ensemble Superior with Distinction, Invitation to perform at the 2013 Colorado Music Educators Association Annual State Conference, 1st Place Overall Winner, Sweepstakes CBA State Championship Parade, Arvada Harvest Parade, 2nd Place 5A Preliminary Competition, 2nd Place 5A Finals Competition, and 3rd Place Overall Preliminary and Finals Competition Pomona Invitational Marching Festival, High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect Awards Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships (90.2), 2nd Place Music and Marching Competition, 1st Place Overall Presentation and Lighting, 1st Place Overall 2010 Denver Downtown Partnership and 9 News Parade of Lights, Jazz Band Excellent Rating at the Mile High Jazz Festival, I overall rating at Colorado Bandmasters Associations Northern Concert Band Regional competition, Invitation to the CBA State Concert Band Festival, Superior with Distinction Rating at CBA State Concert Band Festival, Winter Guard 3rd Place, Bronze Medalists, Scholastic Open Class, RMCGA State Championships, Winter Percussion 2nd Place Silver Medalists, Scholastic Open Class, RMPA State Championships, CBA, Exemplary Band Award for Superior Performance, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition, 1st Place 5A Finals Competition, and 2nd Place Overall Preliminary and Finals Competition Pomona Invitational Marching Festival, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition, 1st Place 5A Finals Competition, and 2nd Place Overall Preliminary and Finals Competition Douglas County Marching Invitational, High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect Awards Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 1st Place Music and Marching Competition, 1st Place Overall Presentation and Lighting Competition, 1st Place Overall 2009 Denver Downtown Partnership and 9 News Parade of Lights Automatic Invitation to attend 2010 Parade of Lights, Participated in London England New Years Day Parade, Jazz Band I- Rating at the Mile High Jazz Festival, Winter Guard 2nd Place Silver Medalists, Scholastic Open Class, RMCGA State Championships, Winter Percussion 2nd Place, Scholastic Open Class, WGI Rocky Mountain Regional, Invitation to perform at the 2011 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, NY, 1st Place/Grand Champion Arapahoe Invitational Marching Band Festival, High Music, High Visual, High General Effect -Arapahoe Invitational Marching Band Festival, 1st Place 5A Competition Colorado Bandmasters Association Northern Regional State Qualifying Event, High Music (Tie) and High Visual Awards Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 2nd Place Music and Marching Competition, 3rd Place Overall Presentation and Lighting, 2nd Place Overall 2008 Denver Downtown Partnership and 9 News Parade of Lights, Symphonic Band 2009 Colorado Music Educators Association Honor Ensemble, I overall rating at Colorado Bandmasters Associations Northern Concert Band Regional competition, Invitation to the CBA State Concert Band Festival, I Overall rating at Mile High Jazz Contest, Jazz Band I, RMCGA Winter Guard Competition 2/7/09 Chatfield High School (73.10) 2nd Place Scholastic Open, RMCGA Winter Guard Competition 2/21/09 Sand Creek High School (75.90) 2nd Place Scholastic Open, RMCGA Winter Guard Competition 3/7/09 Legacy High School (79.70) 2nd Place Scholastic Open, Winter Guard International Winter Guard Competition 3/14/09 WGI Regional -Prelims (82.90) 1st Place, Winter Guard International Winter Guard Competition 3/14/09 WGI Regional Finals (86.00) 1st Place, RMCGA Winter Guard Competition 3/21/09 Arapahoe High School (89.40) 1st Place, RMCGA Winter Guard State Competition 3/28/09 State Champs Prelims(90.30) 1st Place, RMCGA Winter Guard State Competition 3/28/09 State Champs Finals (92.90) 1st Place, Winter Guard International World Championships 4/2/09 WGI Color Guard Championships, Preliminary Competition 4/2/09 (90.30) 1st Place, Semifinal Competition 4/3/09 (90.60) 3rd Place, Final Competition 4/4/09 (94.70) 2nd Place, RMPA Winter Percussion Open Class State Champions, Superior Rating at CBA State Concert Band Festival, High Music, High Visual, 1st Place Percussion Caption, 1st Place Color Guard Caption, 1st Place Brass Caption, 2nd Place Woodwind Caption Awards Arapahoe Invitational Marching Band Festival, 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition, 1st Place 5A Finals Competition, and 1st Place Overall Preliminary and Finals Competition Pomona Invitational Marching Festival, 1st Place 5A Final Competition (Awarded based on Semifinal Competition due to weather) Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect Awards, 1st Place Percussion, and 1st Place Auxillary Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, 1st Place Music and Marching Competition, 2nd Place Overall Presentation and Lighting, 1st Place Overall/Grand Champion 2007 Denver Downtown Partnership and 9 News Parade of Lights, Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, WGI Rocky Mountain Regional, Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, RMCGA Contest, Dakota Ridge High School (86.00), Winter Guard 1st Place State Champions, Scholastic Open Class, RMCGA State Championships, Winter Percussion 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, WGI Rocky Mountain Regional (82.6), Winter Percussion 2nd Place, Scholastic Open Class, RMPA Contest, Legacy High School, Winter Percussion 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, RMPA Contest, Northglenn High School, Winter Percussion 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, RMPA Contest, Longmont High School, Winter Percussion 2nd Place, Silver medalist, Scholastic Open Class, RMPA State Championships, Excellent Rating at CBA State Concert Band Festival, Invitation to perform at the 2009 Colorado Music Educators Associations Annual conference, Marching Band 1st Place/Winner of Thorntons 50th Anniversary Parade, Marching Band 1st Place/Winner of Broomfield Days Parade, Marching Band 1st Place/Grand Champion Arapahoe Invitational Marching Band Festival (73.26), Marching Band High Music, High Visual, 1st Place Percussion Caption, 1st Place Color Guard Caption, 1st Place Brass Caption, 2nd Place Woodwind Caption Awards Arapahoe Invitational Marching Band Festival, Marching Band 1st Place 5A competition and 2nd Overall Douglas County Marching Invitational Prelims (77.22) and Finals (78.71), Marching Band 1st Place 5A Preliminary Competition (79.34), 3rd Place 5A Finals Competition (77.04), and 5th Place Overall Pomona Invitational Marching Festival, Marching Band 1st Place 5A Competition (84.58) Colorado Bandmasters Association Northern Regional State Qualifying Event, Marching Band Number 1 seed in State Semifinal Competition Automatic State Qualifier, Marching Band 1st Place 5A Semifinal Competition (82.64) Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Marching Band High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect Awards, 1st Place Percussion, and 1st Place Auxillary Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Marching Band Championships, Marching Band 2nd Place Music and Marching Parade of Lights, Marching Band 3rd Place Lighting Parade of Lights, Marching Band 2nd Place Overall Parade of Lights, Jazz Band I Overall rating at Mile High Jazz Contest, Jazz Band I, Jazz Band I- Overall rating at Mile High Jazz Contest, Jazz Combo, Marching Band 1st Place/Winner of Broomfield Days Parade for all entries, Marching Band 3rd Place Overall Pomona Marching Festival, Marching Band 2nd Place 5A Pomona Marching Festival (72.47), Marching Band 3rd Place Overall 2005 Friendship Cup Marching Festival (80.69), Marching Band 9th Place BOA Long Beach Regional (62.00), Marching Band 1st Place CBA Northern State Marching Regional Qualifying Event (83.72), Marching Band 2nd Place Automatic Qualifier for the CBA State Marching Championships, Marching Band 3rd Place CBA State Marching Band 5A Semifinals Competition (86.15), Marching Band 3rd Place CBA State 5A Marching Band Finals Competition (88.44), Marching Band 2nd Place Music Award Parade of Lights, Marching Band 3rd Place Lighting Award Parade of Lights, Marching Band 2nd Place Overall Award Parade of Lights, Jazz Band I- Overall rating at Mile High Jazz Contest, Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, (66.4), Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, (75.5), Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, (77.6), Winter Guard 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, WGI Rocky Mountain Regional (80.9/82.8), Superior With Distinction Award at the Colorado Bandmasters Associations State Concert Band Festival, 3rd Place, Class 5A, 16th Annual Pomona Marching Festival, 1st Place, Class 5A, CBA Northern Regiona Qualifying Event, 5th Place, Class 5A, CBA State Marching Championships, Finals, 2nd Place, Marching and Playing, Parade of Lights, Jazz: A Mile High, Performance I, II, II ratings, CHSAA Large Group Contest, I, I, I, Overall Ratings, University of Northern Colorado Jazz Festival, I, I, I, overall ratings, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, Pomona Supershow, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, WGI Denver Regional, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association Championships, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic Open Class, Legacy RMCGA Show, Winter Guard, 2nd Place, Scholastic Open Class, Chatfield RMCGA Show, Winter Percussion, RMPA Championships, Scholastic Open Class, Finalist, Finalist, Class 4A, 15th Annual Pomona Marching Festival, 1st Place, Class 5A, CBA Northern Qualifying Event, High Percussion, CBA Northern Qualifying Event, High Auxillary, Class 5A State Marching Championships, Finals, 4th Place, Class 5A, CBA State Marching Championships, Finals, 1st Place Symphonic Band, All American Music Festival, 1st Place Concert Band, All American Music Festival, 1st Place Jazz Ensemble, All American Music Festival, Superior Performance Jazz Ensemble, All American Music Festival, Superior Performance Symphonic Band, All American Music Festival, Outstanding Performance Concert Band, All American Music Festival, Jazz: A Mile High, Performance, Jazz I and Jazz II, Outstanding Performance, Jazz: A Mile High, Jazz II, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic A at Ralston Valley, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic A at Legacy, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic A at Rampart, Winter Percussion, RMPA Championships Finalist, 11th Place, Class 4A, 14th Annual Pomona Marching Festival, 2nd Place, Class 4A CBA Northern Region Qualifying Event, 7th Place, Class 4A State Marching Championships, Semi-Finals, Winter Guard, Promoted from Regional A to Scholastic A, Winter Guard, 1st Place, Scholastic A at Overland High School, 4th Place, Class 3A State Marching Championships, Finals.